THE SEARCH LEDGER · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI · HOME SERVICES
Every month Kansas City types 63,300 home services searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in MAR and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Kansas City — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 327 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “emergency plumber near me” at $94.79.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plumber near me | 6,600 | $42.54 | 19 | transactional |
| 2 | locksmith near me | 6,600 | $26.25 | 20 | transactional |
| 3 | electrician near me | 2,900 | $31.35 | 31 | transactional |
| 4 | kcmo locksmith | 2,400 | $27.92 | 0 | commercial |
| 5 | pest control near me | 1,900 | $33.68 | 40 | transactional |
| 6 | kansas city plumber | 1,600 | $31.62 | 10 | commercial |
| 7 | exterminator kc | 1,600 | $38.92 | 18 | commercial |
| 8 | kansas city pest control | 1,600 | $38.92 | 19 | commercial |
| 9 | ac repair near me | 1,300 | $65.91 | 10 | transactional |
| 10 | garage door repair near me | 1,300 | $54.35 | 9 | transactional |
| 11 | appliance repair near me | 1,300 | $9.97 | 33 | transactional |
| 12 | roofing companies in kc | 1,000 | $17.68 | 43 | commercial |
| 13 | emergency plumber near me | 1,000 | $94.79 | 0 | transactional |
| 14 | handyman near me | 1,000 | $8.65 | 11 | transactional |
| 15 | roofing kc | 880 | $16.43 | 38 | commercial |
| 16 | kansas city roofscapes | 880 | $16.43 | informational | |
| 17 | roofing contractor near me | 880 | $28.27 | 31 | transactional |
| 18 | landscaping near me | 880 | $6.87 | 19 | transactional |
| 19 | overland park garage door repair | 720 | $73.91 | 0 | commercial |
| 20 | landscaping kcmo | 590 | $4.99 | 11 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, Kansas City metro, Aug 30, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Kansas City metro, Aug 30, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A.B. May Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical | 4.8 ★ | 19,579 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Hamilton Plumbing, Heating, A/C & Rooter | 4.7 ★ | 12,843 | Plumber | YES |
| #3 | KB Complete Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical Inc. | 4.8 ★ | 9,290 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Anthony Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric | 4.9 ★ | 6,867 | HVAC contractor | YES |
| #5 | MVP Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing & Electric | 4.8 ★ | 5,131 | Plumber | YES |
| #6 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.8 ★ | 4,771 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.9 ★ | 4,472 | Plumber | YES |
| #8 | LBA Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing | 4.7 ★ | 3,278 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | Anthony Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric | 4.9 ★ | 3,258 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.9 ★ | 2,987 | Plumber | YES |
| #11 | Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Kansas City | 4.8 ★ | 2,832 | Plumber | YES |
| #12 | A-1 Sewer & Septic | 4.8 ★ | 2,677 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Kansas City metro, Aug 30, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Kansas City metro, Aug 30, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Kansas City home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
How much is a plumber for 2 hours?
How to tell if a plumber is ripping you off?
How much an hour should a plumber charge?
What are some reputable plumbing companies in Kansas City, Missouri?
How much is the average locksmith charge?
How much do locksmiths cost near me?
Where can I find a cheap locksmith in Kansas City?
How to avoid being scammed by a locksmith?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Kansas City metro, Aug 30, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
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HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Aug 30, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Kansas City, Missouri · Home Services · 327 keywords · collected Aug 30, 2026
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